It took Shannon Connor, 48, a long time to realize her dream of college, and she had to overcome many obstacles along the way. But once she enrolled inSeminole State…
Attaining a college diploma, especially a bachelor’s degree, has a large effect on the average worker’s labor market earnings. Largely as a result, many young Americans enroll in college –…
With movement currently stalled on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization in both chambers of Congress, lawmakers have turned their attention to another pressing education matter: overhauling the Higher…
In the first year of the precision-machining and automation program at Sarasota Technical College, 100 percent of the students graduated with a job or job offer. That fact caught the…
Degree attainment rates are up in seven of Florida’s top eight metro areas, according to the Lumina Foundation’s latest Stronger Nation report. Florida has eight of the nation’s 100 most populated…
When Joe Murray suggested placing academic advisors in campus parking lots, he got a good laugh from his colleagues at Florida Atlantic University. But Murray, the campus’ director of advising…
Community college/high school collaboration takes many forms, from outreach to underserved populations to large efforts with multiple partners – with the overriding goal of motivating students to prepare for and…
This new approach to math was introduced at Daytona State College in the fall to all students pursuing degrees that don’t involve science, math, engineering or technology. Last semester, there…
Fewer than 10 percent of 3,118 high school students invited to sign up for a new online program after their applications were rejected for regular admission to the University of…